Update: Gaya’s new position is Vice-President of ESG Research at Schneider Electric, which was voted the most sustainable company in the world last year.  She is also Advisor to the Club of Rome.

Gaya is the Director, Advisory, Sustainability Services KPMG US.

She is the Sustainability and Dynamic System Analysis Lead in North and South America, as part of a global “Center of Excellence.” She works to provide large corporate clients and KPMG partners in the Americas with long term risk management and/or business strategy advice.

Gaya is responsible for development and implementation of the KPMG Dynamic Assessment (DA) method; a new analytic and holistic technique based on interconnectivity – a triple bottom line (economic, social, and environmental). DA has been applied in modelling climate change risks, business strategy integration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as other applications in the financial sector, manufacturing, energy, technology, agriculture, and communication.

Gaya presents and trains on these topics regularly, including at the United Nations (UN) annual Public Service Day, at the UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs, at a U.S. department of Commerce event, and as a recurring speaker at the Victoria University of Wellington.